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North American Clovis Point Form and Performance: An Experimental Assessment of Penetration Depth

Metin I. Erena Department of Anthropology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA;b Department of Archaeology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brett Storyc Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alyssa Perronea Department of Anthropology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USAView further author information
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Michelle Bebbera Department of Anthropology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USAView further author information
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Marcus Hamiltond Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USAView further author information
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Briggs Buchananf Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 263-282 | Published online: 27 Jul 2020

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Michelle R. Bebber. (2024) Principles of Modern Artistic Design in Late Pleistocene Clovis Stone Biface Technology. Lithic Technology 49:2, pages 113-132.
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Metin I. Eren, G. Logan Miller, Brett Story, Michael Wilson, Michelle R. Bebber & Briggs Buchanan. (2024) North American Clovis Point Form and Performance IV: An Experimental Assessment of Knife Edge Effectiveness and Wear. Lithic Technology 49:1, pages 1-12.
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Marcelo Cardillo, Judith Charlin & Julian Eduardo Moreno. (2023) Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Fishtail Points from Southernmost Patagonia (South America): An Estimation of Use-Life Using Experimental Data and Survival Curve Models. PaleoAmerica 9:2, pages 148-164.
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Ludmila Kaňáková, Jana Mazáčková, Vojtěch Nosek & Petr Huta. (2022) External and Terminal Ballistics of Early Bronze Age Lithic Arrowheads: Experimental Verification. Lithic Technology 47:3, pages 266-281.
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Anna Mika, Briggs Buchanan, Robert Walker, Alastair Key, Brett Story, Michelle Bebber & Metin I. Eren. (2022) North American Clovis Point Form and Performance III: An Experimental Assessment of Knife Cutting Efficiency. Lithic Technology 47:3, pages 203-220.
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Metin I. Eren, Michelle R. Bebber, Dan Wilcox, Brett Story & Briggs Buchanan. (2022) North American Clovis Point Form and Performance II: An Experimental Assessment of Point, Haft, and Shaft Durability. Lithic Technology 47:1, pages 38-51.
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Leanna Maguire, Briggs Buchanan, Michael Wilson & Metin I. Eren. (2021) The Effect of Isometric Scaling on Flaked Stone Projectile Point Impact Durability: An Experimental Assessment. Lithic Technology 46:4, pages 260-269.
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Thomas A. Jennings, Ashley M. Smallwood & Charlotte D. Pevny. (2021) Reviewing the Role of Experimentation in Reconstructing Paleoamerican Lithic Technologies. PaleoAmerica 7:1, pages 53-67.
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Jacob Baldino, Scott McKinny, Jaymes Taylor, Michael Wilson, Briggs Buchanan, Robert S. Walker, Brett Story, Michelle R. Bebber & Metin I. Eren. North American Clovis Point Form and Performance V: An Experimental Assessment of Spear Thrusting Penetration Depth and Entry Wound Size. Lithic Technology 0:0, pages 1-16.
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Lawrence Mukusha, G. Logan Miller, Andrew Smith, Michelle R. Bebber, Linda Spurlock, John A. Gerrath, Joseph D. Ortiz, Michael Wilson, Briggs Buchanan, Matthew T. Boulanger, Metin I. Eren & David J. Meltzer. (2024) Hit or miss: Do microscopic linear impact traces (MLITs) form on Clovis stone tips launched via atlatl into foliage and sediment?. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 55, pages 104517.
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Metin I. Eren, Michelle R. Bebber, Lawrence Mukusha, Michael Wilson, Andrew R. Boehm, Briggs Buchanan, G. Logan Miller, Matt Skoglund, John Hayes, Max Barta, Samantha Bates, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, Seth Morris, Spencer Neuharth, Clay Newcomb, Steven Rinella, Corinne Schneider, Mary Margaret Smith, Anne Parfitt & David J. Meltzer. (2024) Experimental bison butchery using replica hafted Clovis fluted points and large handheld flakes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 55, pages 104480.
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Briggs Buchanan, Marcus J. Hamilton, Nicholas Gala, Heather Smith, Michael Wilson, Metin I. Eren & Robert S. Walker. (2023) Comparing Clovis and Folsom fluting via scaling analysis. Archaeometry 66:2, pages 266-281.
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Alastair Key, Tomasz Bartkowiak, Danielle A. Macdonald, Patryk Mietlinski, Bartosz Gapinski, Ignacio de la Torre & W. James Stemp. (2022) Quantifying Edge Sharpness on Stone Flakes: Comparing Mechanical and Micro-Geometric Definitions Across Multiple Raw Materials from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 31:1, pages 51-74.
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Metin I. Eren & David J. Meltzer. (2024) Controls, conceits, and aiming for robust inferences in experimental archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 53, pages 104411.
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Annemieke Milks, Christian Hoggard & Matt Pope. (2023) Reassessing the Interpretative Potential of Ethnographic Collections for Early Hunting Technologies. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.
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Grace Conrad, Savannah Hough, Jacob Baldino, Nicholas Gala, Briggs Buchanan, Robert S. Walker, Alastair Key, Brian G. Redmond, Michelle R. Bebber & Metin I. Eren. (2023) Clovis bone versus stone weapon tip penetration: Thinking about relative costs and benefits, experimental assumptions, and archaeological unknowns at Sheriden Cave, Ohio, U.S.A. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 52, pages 104295.
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Damon Mullen, Jase Sitton, Brett Story, Briggs Buchanan, Robert S. Walker, Metin I. Eren & Michelle R. Bebber. (2023) Comparison of four ballistic and thrusting target materials: An experimental and Bayesian approach using static testing of stone and steel arrow tips. Archaeometry 65:5, pages 1108-1124.
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Anna Mika, Julie Lierenz, Andrew Smith, Briggs Buchanan, Robert S. Walker, Metin I. Eren, Michelle R. Bebber & Alastair Key. (2023) Hafted technologies likely reduced stone tool-related selective pressures acting on the hominin hand. Scientific Reports 13:1.
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Miki Ben-Dor & Ran Barkai. (2023) The Evolution of Paleolithic Hunting Weapons: A Response to Declining Prey Size. Quaternary 6:3, pages 46.
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Devin B. Pettigrew, Justin Garnett, Caden Ryals-Luneberg & Eric A. Vance. (2023) Terminal Ballistics of Stone-Tipped Atlatl Darts and Arrows: Results From Exploratory Naturalistic Experiments. Open Archaeology 9:1.
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Devin B. Pettigrew & Douglas B. Bamforth. (2023) On the (Non-)Scalability of Target Media for Evaluating the Performance of Ancient Projectile Weapons. Open Archaeology 9:1.
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Jase Sitton, Christopher Stenzel, Briggs Buchanan, Metin I. Eren & Brett Story. (2022) Static penetration assessment of stone weapon tip geometry metrics and comparison of static and dynamic penetration depths. Archaeometry 65:3, pages 463-479.
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Alla Yaroshevich, Anna Eirikh-Rose & Hamoudi Khalaily. (2023) Management of symbols: Weapons variability and the emergence of large tanged points in early pre-pottery neolithic context of Motza, Judean Hills, Israel. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 47, pages 103790.
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Alla Yaroshevich, Maya Oron & Gonen Sharon. (2023) Big-game hunting during the late Middle Paleolithic in the Levant: Insights into technology and behavior from Nahal Mahanayeem Outlet, Upper Jordan River, israel. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 47, pages 103777.
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Metin I. Eren, David J. Meltzer, Brett Story, Briggs Buchanan, Don Yeager & Michelle R. Bebber. (2022) Not just for proboscidean hunting: On the efficacy and functions of Clovis fluted points. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 45, pages 103601.
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J. David Kilby, Todd A. Surovell, Bruce B. Huckell, Christopher W. Ringstaff, Marcus J. Hamilton & C. Vance HaynesJr.Jr.. (2022) Evidence supports the efficacy of Clovis points for hunting proboscideans. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 45, pages 103600.
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Caleb K. Chen, Luis Flores-Blanco & Randall Haas. (2021) Why Did Projectile-Point Size Increase in the Andean Altiplano Archaic? An Experimental Atlatl Analysis. Latin American Antiquity 33:3, pages 616-631.
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Metin I. Eren, Lawrence Mukusha, Julie Lierenz, Michael Wilson, Michelle R. Bebber, Michael Fisch, Trent True, Michael Kavaulic, Robert S. Walker, Briggs Buchanan & Alastair Key. (2022) Another tool in the experimental toolbox: On the use of aluminum as a substitute for chert in North American prehistoric ballistics research and beyond. North American Archaeologist 43:2, pages 151-176.
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Briggs Buchanan, Robert S. Walker, Marcus J. Hamilton, Brett Story, Michelle Bebber, Dan Wilcox & Metin I. Eren. (2022) Experimental assessment of lanceolate projectile point and haft robustness. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 42, pages 103399.
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Metin I. Eren, Michelle R. Bebber, Edward J. Knell, Brett Story & Briggs Buchanan. (2022) Plains Paleoindian Projectile Point Penetration Potential. Journal of Anthropological Research 78:1, pages 84-112.
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Metin I. Eren, David J. Meltzer, Brett Story, Briggs Buchanan, Don Yeager & Michelle R. Bebber. (2021) On the efficacy of Clovis fluted points for hunting proboscideans. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 39, pages 103166.
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Damon Mullen, Timothy Matney, Alex Morrison, Michael Fisch, Briggs Buchanan & Michelle R. Bebber. (2021) Experimental assessment of Neo-Assyrian bronze arrowhead penetration: An initial study comparing bilobate versus trilobate morphologies. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 35, pages 102765.
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Alla Yaroshevich & Khamoudi Khalaily. (2022) Management of Symbols: Weapons Variability and the Emergence of Large Tanged Points in the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic Context of Motza, Judean Hills, Israel. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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